U.S. House · CA-21
Costa, Jim
DCalifornia 21st38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 20, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 7 opposing.
7
Opposing votes
14
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 24 supporting and 10 opposing.
24 supporting · 10 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 29 mapped decisive vote(s): 20 supporting and 9 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
20 supporting · 9 opposingHIGH confidence
Jim Costa's voting record on government spending bills shows a pattern of voting against increased spending on public programs. He voted against spending increases in 36 of 52 mapped votes.
12 supporting · 13 opposingHIGH confidence
Costa's voting record on criminal justice shows a mixed pattern: 17 votes aligned with reform approaches and 12 with law-and-order positions across 29 mapped votes.
15 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 8 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
10 supporting · 8 opposingHIGH confidence
Costa's voting record on energy costs shows a pattern of supporting domestic fossil fuel production over clean energy expansion. Based on 42 mapped votes, he voted for fossil fuel–focused bills 27 times and clean energy bills 15 times.
12 supporting · 6 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Costa voted with his party 87% of the time. He mapped as supporting immigration reform, climate action, gun control, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and LGBTQ+ rights based on decisive votes. He opposed public education funding, women's rights, foreign aid, and several healthcare expansions. On fiscal matters, he showed mixed patterns: neutral on tax policy and government spending, but supported affordable housing, workers' rights, infrastructure, and small business support. Attendance was 57%, with 240 missed votes.
Supported immigration (14 of 21 votes), climate change (24 of 34), and criminal justice reform (15 of 19)
Opposed public education funding (4 of 6), women's rights (4 of 5), and foreign aid (5 of 7)
Neutral stance on tax policy and government spending; mixed evidence on healthcare affordability and Medicare
Backed affordable housing, workers' rights, infrastructure investment, and small business support
- 87% party-line voting; 57% attendance with 240 missed votes
Signature issues
- Immigration — Supported immigration reform (14 supporting, 7 opposing votes)HIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Supported climate change action (24 supporting, 10 opposing votes)HIGH confidence
- Criminal Justice Reform — Supported criminal justice reform (15 supporting, 4 opposing votes)HIGH confidence
- Affordable Housing — Supported affordable housing (5 supporting, 0 opposing votes)HIGH confidence
- Public Education Funding — Opposed public education funding (4 opposing, 2 supporting votes)HIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 29, 2026 • 25 non-gated high-confidence issues · 3 moderate-confidence issues · 10 limited-evidence issues · 3 evidence-gated issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
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Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.